Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
PRETTY MAGGIE RETURNS.
She Clears Up the Mystery Of Her Dis
appearance.

one CAearS Up the mystery OF A0f DIS
appearance.
New YORK, May 1s.-The sudden disap-
pearance two years ago OF "pretty Maggie
Dean," the belle of Newtown, from her
home at Winfield, created more than a
nine days wonder throughout all Queens
County. For twp weeks the police of Long
Island and the press OF this city made
Jealous search for the pretty girl, but to no
purpose. it finally becoming the general
opinion that pretty Maggie" as she was
generally known throughout Queens
County, had been decoyed away, betrayed
and likely enough murdered.
Yesterday. however, greatly to the de-
lighted susprise OF her hundreds of friends
and admirers, 'pretty Maggie" alighted
surprised the "old folks at home" who had
long since given her up for lost, by suddenly
bursting in upon them bright, beautiful
and captivating as ever.
After the first wonder-laden greetings
were over Maggie told marvellous tale of
her experiences since leaving home.
In the first place." she said. "Mr. Mat
thew Dean is not my own father, as gener-
ally supposed, but my foster-father. In
1872 my father. Michael Camp, now of St.
Louis, was q resident of Newtown. My
mother died soon after was born, and my
iather neglected me SO sorely that Mr..
pean took pity on me and brought the
case to the attention of the authorities,
and WIS finally taken from my father and
gwen to the care and custody of Mr.. Dean
and his good wife, who have ever been to
me father and mother"
Prptf fv NJ 10 ~oio boro rrco from hor rh a II
and placed her arms around her aged foster
mothers neck while she caressed her hair
lovingly. The old lady was crying softly.
ana Maggie wiped away the tears from her
own lace as she continued:
Well two years ago after a great deal OF
persuasion on the part of two or three sup.
posed lady friends herea bouts was brought
20 believe that it was nv duty to go to my
insther, who had long since settled in St.
Lou.s. | was given the money to 60 to st.
away"
And almost broke our hearts, fnter-
fupred old Mrs. Dean.
Yes; but I'll do penance fori hereafter.
ingly. eeO'
found my father at st. Louis" went
vn .he girl, land soon found, too, that he
ba bas drunken sot and of the worst posi-
Se we character. My step-mother was even
Go Gufse than he and after the first week my
..T Tas literally hades on earth.
~, ne , hrst awful revelation l got as to
90, ia,her's character was when one day he
tha hme nome drunk and ordered me to 60 on
"e ean street and earn him money. OF course
mne. 'e.oelled, and then he said, We'll, you
me- me- tas, earn your living some way and help
ho, told him was ready 20 do anything
WORK. Sa, ol,: and the next day he put me to
tbs bS SaMa hauling logs from lumber-yard to
"EaN "EEnat were the logs for?" was asked.
cold 0r . ,uel. 1t was winter time and very
winto,We we had an open fireplace. All that
Must a 4 furnished all the fuel for the house.
NOT hot o OF the logs were so big that could
dav vary mry them in my arms, and so one
that NY lather got long rope, and after
the rou used to tie the rope to the leg, fasten
log a,opp ,pe around my waist and so pull the
1t wa. y Just as though were a horse
the bnrus 1--WE OF six blocks from the yard to
loved dIISe' hs and frequently would be fol.
so,s. W crowd OF hooting men and
"' day. almost, my father bsst mo